Blixtjobb Implementation of social innovation

Blixtjobb

”An honest days pay for an honest days work”

• A unique form of employment agency.

• A scheme that gives people with dependency problems a chance to earn money through

temporary work.

– Without the precondition that they have to be free of their addiction.

– Sober the day they come to work.

• The Blixtjobb workers and the supervisors – who are they? Both men and women living with

dependecy problems and/or homelessness. Dependent of variuous form of wellfare or supporting

them selves through ”svart jobb”

• The customers : 30 % assigments from individual households and 70% from Corporates, NGO and

business.

• The jobs : Easy construction work, gardening, paintning, cleaning, ”LEGO work”

• An honest day’s pay for an honest day’s work”.

• Possitve effects both for the individuals and for society.

Cooperation with the companies that pay for the services provided by

Blixtjobb

• How could they be convinced to participate in the project.

• Possible problems

• Possible positive impact

How could they be convinced to participate in the project.

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• Strong brand

• High quality services

• CSR- profile

Possible problems

• A welfare regulations that does not ”promote” earning. Increase of wages and

decrease in welfare.

• Public procurement – Different budgets but the same people!

• Balancing supply and demand – Blixtjobb workers and assignments

Positiv effects

• The blixtjobb workers

• The companies

Individual level

• Increased sense of self esteem

(empowerment)

• Sense of belonging and

meaning,

• Decreased substance abuse,

• Income - decreased welfare

benefits

• Incentive to ”deal with your

problems” eg health, prison

sentences and debts.

Postive effects - Companies

• Strengthen the employer brand (market value)

• Brand (Market Value)

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